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OVERPOWERINGLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does overpoweringly mean?
• OVERPOWERINGLY (adverb)
The adverb OVERPOWERINGLY has 1 sense:
1. incapable of being resisted
Familiarity information: OVERPOWERINGLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Incapable of being resisted
Synonyms:
irresistibly; overpoweringly; overwhelmingly
Context example:
the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man
Pertainym:
overpowering (so strong as to be irresistible)
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